we Actor Alec Baldwin has hired a private investigator to assess responsibility for the tragedy, saying he doesn’t believe anyone will face criminal charges in the shooting of the Western movie The Last. told CNN. Cinematographer Halina Hutchins died after being hit by a live bullet from a gun held by Baldwin while rehearsing on the New Mexico set of the low-budget film last October. is still ongoing, and prosecutors have yet to rule out charges against those involved.
“I truly believe…[Investigators]would say this was an accident. It’s a tragedy,” Baldwin said in a rare interview about the episode, part of which aired Friday. told CNN that he had replayed the events leading up to the shooting over and over again over the past 10 months. While claiming he didn’t want to “blame” movie set armor and prop assistant Hannah Gutierrez Reid, Baldwin blamed her and her assistant director Dave Halls for handing him a gun just before the shooting. pointing finger.
“Somebody put live rounds in the gun. Who should have known better.” That was[Gutierrez Reed’s]job. “There are two people who didn’t do what they should have done,” he added. “I’m not sitting there telling them I want to go to jail or make their life hell. I don’t want that, but I’m responsible for what happened.” I want everyone to know that it’s these two people.”
multiple lawsuits
Baldwin, who was the star and producer of “Rust,” has been the subject of numerous civil lawsuits over the shooting, including Hutchins’ family. He had previously been told that the gun did not contain live ammunition and was instructed by Hutchins to point the gun in her direction and that he did not pull the trigger.
However, a recent FBI forensic report concluded that the gun could only fire “without pulling the trigger.” Gutierrez-Reed, meanwhile, sued the film’s ammunition supplier, accusing him of leaving real bullets inside dummy cartridges. He criticized the FBI for not conducting DNA or fingerprint tests to confirm processing.
In a statement, Jason Bowles said, “It is inconceivable that the sheriff would not attempt to answer this fundamental question, which poses a serious problem for the entire investigation. Following Baldwin’s latest interview, Gutierrez Reid and Halls Lawyers for both told CNN that the actors were trying to deflect responsibility for themselves.Baldwin also used a CNN interview to suggest that former President Donald Trump may have deliberately killed Hutchins. I dealt with the fact that I had publicly hinted that
Trump suggested on a podcast last year that Baldwin, who frequently mocked himself as the president on Saturday Night Live, was a “troubled man” who “may have loaded” his gun. Baldwin told CNN that he fears some Trump supporters will “come and kill me.” “Trump, who directed people to commit acts of violence, pointed at me and said I was responsible for the death,” Baldwin said. “People who don’t know the facts are attacking me.” – AFP
